Chapter 26

[dakota]

Avenger's Mansion

Tabitha was definitely in a mood when she stormed passed Johnny Blaze and Blink in the kitchen. She had been since she had showed up some time after midnight and was only getting worse since she had crawled out of bed late as she got a bottle of water and slammed the fridge door hard enough that everything rattled. When she turned and noticed the two of them looking at her, she snapped, "What?"

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Which one actually started thing, but the culmination of Gabby's quick tongue and Logan's all around grumpiness had ended up with the two of them about to square off in a sparring match in the training room.

Overhead watching over them from the control room, Steve had a good vantage point to make sure that things did not escalate too much. The door slid open and Clint entered, "Wow, too bad it's too early for popcorn, should be interesting. Listen, I need to head out for a bit. I got a call from Jen that she wants a hand with something. Bill is gonna tag along, since he wants to see Hank about some project that is too technical for me to pretend tounderstand. You and the Goof Troop gonna be okay without us for a couple days?" He smiled, " Or you need me to hang around until Bill gets back?"


The Daily Bugle

"PARKER!" Demanded a familiar voice for a second time, interrupting Peter calling home.

"You better go Tiger, I see you tonight." Mary Jane said on the other end of the phone with a slight giggle before going.

"Peter, I got a job for you." J. Jonah Jamison bellowed as he hovered over Peter's desk. "I need pictures to prove the story Ben Urich is working on." He showed Peter the rough draft long enough for Peter to read the headline

Spiderman planted to destroy the Avengers from Within

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"I didn't say anything nor was I." Blink shrugged, "Just here for food. I have tons of homework to get too. If you need an ear to bend I'll be around." She offered as she put her dishes away and cleaned up after herself. Clearly Tabitha was not in a good mood. Blink decided it was better to give her space and leave to her own for now. Should the mutant want company she would find some. That and Blink didn't want to clean up the fridge after that slam should it need it. Atleast she had breakfast.

Once done cleaning up after herself Blink left with a nod to both (or who was left). It was her perogitive to expand her study of heroes and villains expanded beyond just maggia and locals. This expanding on looking up all of them made sense. They would deal with foes of the X-men and others that had joined.

It still gave her a thrill to see how the players changed and names and powers often stayed the same. In one sense it also saddened her to see some heroes or villains thst had a chance to do great good do great evil. Potential in her mind was less hero and villain and more about the people and how they changed their world. This sometimes left her wondering how a traveller such as her self made a difference in the face of the multiverse. Ahh the mystery of the universe.1d20·1d20·1d100

[Sittingbull]

"What?!  I am the one who doesn't even have a map, with the "you are here" marked on it."  Johnny says while spreading his arms in a sign of openness.  Just hanging out and kinda feeling out of place here in the Avenger's Mansion, let alone a mansion period.  Resting his head on one hand he says to himself.  "I should have never left the garage."

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[HSummers]

With a nervous tension, Peter Parker looks between the sound of JJJ's voice and his phone, where a voice he actually wanted to hear was coming from. "OK, babe. I love you. Want me to bring home any..." His sentence cut off by Jameson's incredibly loud voice, he finishes up the conversation. "See you tonight."

Straightening out his T-shirt as he walk into J. Jonah Jameson's office, he thinks to himself 'should I have worn a suit? Would he start taking me seriously then?' The zipper on his hoodie slightly broken, he plays with trying to get it fixed while listening to/reading his new assignment.

"Are... Are you sure this is what you need pictures... how am I even supposed to get pictures of Spider-Man destroying the Avengers? Wouldn't he be more likely to be... I dunno... beating up some criminals or capturing super villains?"

[doc]

"I seem to recall managing this team just fine when it had a very undisciplined, arrogant archer and a speedster who was overprotective of his sister." Cap shot back. "I'll manage. Though I do have to ask you something." He takes out a card. "Felicia asked me out on a second date - what do you think?"

[Mierin]

Wearing a pair of black sweat pants and a red t-shirt, Gabby is dancing on the soles of her feet with a big grin on her face. "In one corner, you've got the opponent who weighs in at who the hell knows, the seriously old, no sense of humour containing Woooolveriiiiiine!" Gabby drawls this out, doing her best Vince McMahan impression. "In this corner, weighing in at none of your damned business, is Gaaaaaabbbbbbbyyyyyy!" Gabby raises her arms and cheers, twirling around in a circle, pretending there is an adoring audience in front of her.

Turning back to face Wolverine, Gabby puts up her fists in fighting pose as she continues to dance from foot to foot as she waits for the sparring match to begin.

[yendor]

"Cornered Webhead's market. You chatter too much." Neck roll, tank top, sweat pants, steps out of the corner, arms in a fighting position. "I'll tell him he needs to work on the banter."

[dakota]

Clint grinned, " Ah, the good old days. Good thing Pietro and Wanda grew up at least. Wait, Felicia what? Steve old buddy," he patted Cap on the shoulder, " if you don't I may have to kick your behind when I get back. Hell yes you should go, and have a good time. Maybe I can get Tony to give you some pointers, or maybe Tabitha. By the way, steer clear of her if you can help it. She nearly ripped my head off earlier over nothing."

He leaned forward to look down in the training room as he pressed a couple buttons."You know Gaby is a fitting name for baby Deadpool, but aren't you worried the two of them will tear the place down? Here, that will make it interesting."

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In the training ring below, a bell rang over the PA speakers on the ceiling, and then in a flash of light, Logan was gone, leaving Gaby alone in the training room.

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Tabitha watched Blink scurry to get out of her way, sipping at her bottle with a slight smirk. Her eyes shifted to Johnny. After a moment, she sighed, though her temperament did not mellow any, "Sorry. I know it's not your fault."

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Blink escaped to the sanctuary of her room, and began her research, just as a message popped up from Henry McCoy

So is it as bad as you feared?

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"Parker, it's your job to figure out how to get the photos. You do want to get paid this week, right? The story is written, I just need a picture or two to go along with it." Jamison replied with a thinly veiled threat. "We got word that he is part of the latest restructuring of the Avengers, and we both know his track record for playing with others, so putting the web head in a group like that is only a matter of when , not if. So get me those damned pictures.


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The flash made Wolverine close his eyes , and when he opened them, he was no longer in the training room. In fact he was no longer in the mansion. He was on a farm by the looks of things, and he was not alone. There were at least seven other men present, and all of them looked similar.

"Thank you for coming gentlemen." A voice boomed overhead. " The eight of you have been selected to decide who will be my champion. The rest of you will not. If you prove worthy, I will send the losers home."

"And what if we don't play your game, bub?" One or the other Logan's replied.

"Then we will see how well the healing abilities of those that refuse work in the heart of the sun where even your precious adamantium will burn." The voice replied. "Now, begin!"

There was another flash of light causing Logan to blink, and he was outside the barn, facing a bearded version of himself not twenty feet away, with his claws already extended.

[doc]

Cap checks the controls. "What did you just do, Clint?"

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"Blink escaped to the sanctuary of her room, and began her research, just as a message popped up from Henry McCoy

So is it as bad as you feared?"

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"I'm less concerned about this team now. They seem on the level, well most seem sane. lots of time to learn about this world's finest of this realm should keep me out of trouble. I don't feel in danger yet. Hows things on your end doc? is this a social call?" she answered back putting the message in front the screen and the hero data to the taskbar.

Blink was a tad surprised he'd message her that question. Of course it was probably him just being social..As long as it was not her world's beast...that meant possible other cross overs. She'd need get a hold of Bill or Forge to see about possible inter-reality incursions measures. "The Palace did have them..Stark and the others surely could put some here" she thought. Then out sheer curiousity checked for any alerts or news of interest on the other channels quietly to see if the rest of the world was as dull.1d20·1d20·1d100

[Sittingbull]

Feeling out of place. Johnny will find something to eat, in the kitchen, and then probably make his way back to the garage and work on his bike or another vehicle, that needs it.

[HSummers]

"Yes sir, Mr. Jameson, sir..." Peter leaves the office, grabs his backpack and heads outside. Heading for an alleyway, he climbs up the walls and switches into his costume. He then swings his way toward Avengers Mansion so he can take a picture of himself with the team. He thinks to himself: This would have been so much easier if Ben Reilly was still around...

[Mierin]

In the training ring below, a bell rang over the PA speakers on the ceiling, and then in a flash of light, Logan was gone, leaving Gaby alone in the training room.

Before the bell rings Gabby continues dancing on the balls of her feet and winds up a punch. "Are you ready!?!?!" she yells at Logan, still using her best Vince McMahon voice, "Cause here it comes!" Just as Gabby throws the punch, the bell rings and a flash of light occurs, momentarily blinding Gabby. Not letting the fact that she was momentarily blinded stop her, Gabby swings and ends up hitting nothing but air in the space where Logan had been just a moment ago. She's a bit surprised when she blinks and realizes that Logan is gone. "What the hell!?!?" Gabby exclaims out loud.

'Where the hell did he go? Did Logan suddenly gain the ability to teleport and no one told me?'

'Not according to his PC sheet, no.'

'Huh. There's a mystery to solve! Let's go!'

Gabby then leaves the training room heading to the control room to see if she can figure out what happened.

[dakota]

"Me? No. Steve, I didn't do anything!" He looked at Gabby as she entered the control room. "Tell me you and Blink just punked Logan."

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Spidey arrived at the Avenger Mansion to find things quiet, until he neared the kitchen. Johnny exited the kitchen quickly, clearly escaping someone . Tabitha shouted from the kitchen, clearly angered about something, "What are you running from Blaze? All I," Tabby took one look at Spiderman, and retreated back to the kitchen.


With the interference by Spiderman, Johnny made his way to the garage and found there were several bikes besides his own. One was clearly Cap's, but there was two others as well. There was also several other vehicles and an extensive work bench loaded with tools for him to tinker with.


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Just checking in with my patients. I mean you did survive my bedside manner after all McCoy replied after a moment with a smiley emoticon You seemed worried with adjusting to your new surroundings. As Blink checked, she found things were scarily quiet in the news.

[kurff]

"Just checking in with my patients. I mean you did survive my bedside manner after all McCoy replied after a moment with a smiley emoticon You seemed worried with adjusting to your new surroundings. As Blink checked, she found things were scarily quiet in the news."
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"Thank you for checking up and Your Bedside manner is much better than version of you my world. *smiley Emoecon* Trust me I know for years I was tended to not so gently by your counterpart. I am concerned Magneto (not the native one here) taught me a little differently and this worlds avengers may not fully accept some ideas. That kind of "unfair" fighting magneto taught won't work here. Say, is it quiet over there? seems too quiet here. Kinda bored..*sad face Emoticon*" she texted back.

This seems odd a world full of super villains and it is this quiet? It's not a major holiday or anything. Might just be a lucky day. I Wonder if it is something they just didn't put in the news. I should call blake at the NYPD's Special Crimes unit. Those missing diamands might have had a break I can help look in too if nothing to exciting is happening here.

The fact the case had not likely been closed to her was partially bothering her. More accurately it was the lack of reason for the diamands. She'd have to look up BC. If nothing else it would eliminate boredom.